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Jonathan Summers B) CATEGORY: Opera Singer / Baritone C) POSITION: Freelance 1a) NAME: Jonathan Summers b) CATEGORY: Opera singer / baritone c) POSITION: Freelance 2a) PERSONAL DETAILS: date of birth / place / country 2nd October, 1946; Melbourne; Australia b) MARITAL STATUS: date of marriage / name of spouse / number of children 29th March 1969, Melbourne Australia; Lesley; 3 children 3) PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS: dates / occupation 1965-1974 Freelance singer/concert artist 1970-1974 Technical operator/recording engineer Australian Broadcasting Commission, Melbourne 4) EDUCATION: dates / institution / city / teacher Secondary : Melbourne; Macleod High School Tertiary : Melbourne; Prahran Technical College (Art School) 1964-1974 Melbourne; Bettine McCaughan, voice teacher 1972-1973 Melbourne;National Theatre Opera School 1974-1980 London; Otakar Kraus, voice teacher 5) PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: date / opera company / role / opera / cast Nov 1975; Kent Opera; title role in Verdi's Rigoletto; Congress Theater, Eastbourne, UK; producer: Jonathan Miller; conductor: Roger Norrington; David Hillman (Duke), Meryl Drower (Gilda), Sarah Walker (Maddalena), Malcolm King (Sparafucile) 6) EARLY CAREER WITH BRIEF RESUME: dates / opera house or company / role / opera Feb 1976; University College London Opera; title role in Macbeth (orig. 1847 version); producer: John Moody; conductor: George Badachoni Sep 1976; Glyndebourne Touring Opera; title role in Falstaff; producer: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; conductor: Kenneth Montgomery Oct 1976; joined the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, as a company principal Nov 1976; English National Opera (debut); Tonio; I Pagliacci conductor: David Loyd-Jones Jan 1977; Royal Opera House (debut); Killian; Der Freischutz producer: Götz Friedrich; conductor: Colin Davis Remained with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as a company member until 1986, and roles included: NEW PRODUCTIONS AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Grand Pretre, Samson et Dalila; Hercule, Alceste; Tierbandige, Lulu; Herrufer, Lohengrin; Paolo, Simone Boccanegra; Sonora, La fanciulla del West; Albert, Werther; High Priest, Idomeneo; Tchelkalov, Boris Goudonov; Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Faninal, Der Rosenkavalier; Roucher, Andrea Chenier REVIVALS AT ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Marcello, La Boheme; Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia & Le Nozze di Figaro, Papageno, Die Zaubeflöte; Balstrode, Peter Grimes; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly; Malatesta, Don Pasquale; Falke, Die Fledermaus; Silvio, I Pagliacci; Iago, Otello; Nabucco 7) MAJOR DEBUTS: date / opera house or company / role / opera / conductor / cast Jun 1981; The Australian Opera, Sydney Opera House; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Richard Bonynge and Joan Sutherland. Jan 1982; Paris Opera, Palais Garnier; Herrufer; Lohengrin; with Dohnanyi; Hoffmann, Tomova-Sintov, Nimsgern, Randova, Loyd Mar 1986; Hamburg State Opera; Rodrigo; Don Carlos; with Patane; Aragall, Varady, Ramey Nov 1987; Teatro Communale, Florence (debut); Marcello; La Boheme; with Bartoletti; Freni, Merrit Jan 1988; Bayarischer Staats Oper, Munich; Figaro; Le Nozze di Figaro; with Sawalisch; Cockburn, Brendel, Blazi Jan 1988; Metropolitan Opera, New York; Marcello; La Boheme; with Klieber; Freni, Pavarotti, Daniels, Howell, Hampson Sep 1988; La Scala Milan (on tour in Japan); Marcello; La Boheme; with Klieber; Freni, Dvorsky, Daniels, Surijan Jun 1989; Frankfurt; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Farina, Dawson Jul 1990; Glyndebourne Festival; Ford; Falstaff; with Mackerras; Desderi, Kenny, Howells, Palmer, Van Allen, Egerton, Jenkins, Torcevski Nov 1990; Lyric Opera, Chicago; Enrico; Lucia di Lammermoor with Renzetti; Anderson and Kraus 8) ROLES IN THE UK: date / opera house or company / role / opera / conductor / cast ROH = Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ENO = English National Opera SO = Scottish Opera ON = Opera North WNO = Welsh National Opera Oct 1984; ON; Nabucco; Nabucco; with Howarth; Vaughan Mar 1985; ON; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Brydon; Field, Martin Nov 1986; ROH; Papageno; with Schneider; Jerusalem, Mattila, Rootering, McIntyre, Drower, Haage Oct 1985; ENO; Rodrigo; Don Carlos; with Elder; Barstow, Trelevan,Finnie, Van Allan. Apr 1987; ENO; Boccanegra; Simon Boccanegra; with Elder; Cairns, Davis, Opie, Bayley, Howell Sep 1987; ROH; Ford; Falstaff; with Patane; Cotrubas, Wixell Apr 1988; SO; The Traveller; Death in Venice; with Bernas; Langridge Nov 1988; ROH; Sharpless; Madama Butterfly; with Brydon; Malfitano, Davis Feb 1989; SO; Don Giovanni; Don Giovanni; with Mauceri; Opalach, Eaglen, Tennfjord, Winslade, Bouleyn, Howarth, Marsh Apr 1989; ENO; Onegin; Onegin; with Elder; McLaughlin, Robinson, Payne, Davis, Van Allan Sep 1989; ENO; Ankerstrom; A Masked Ball; with Elder; Cairns, Davis, Finnie, Garrett, Bayley, Richardson, Booth-Jones Apr 1990; ENO; Macbeth; Macbeth; with Elder; Ciesinski, Connell Jun 1990; ROH; Marcello; La Boheme; with Papano Feb 1991; ROH; Grand Pretre; Samson et Dalila; with Delacote; Baltsa, Carreras Apr 1991; ENO; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Elder; Langridge, Collins Apr 1992; ENO; Rodrigo; Don Carlos; with Elder; Plowright, Bahram, Finnie, Howell, Van Allan Jun 1992; ROH; Grand Pretre; Samson et Dalila; with Ermler; Borodina, Domingo Sep 1992; ENO; Don Carlos; The Force of Destiny; with Elder; Barstow, Barham, Connell, Opie, Van Allan Feb 1993; ENO; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Elder; Mannion/Bullock, Davies, Rigby, Van Allan Mar 1994; ENO; Zurga; The Pearl Fishers; with Hudson, Webster May 1994; ROH; De Siriex; Fedora; with Downes; Freni, Carreras May 1995; ENO; Don Carlos; The Force of Destiny; Rendall, Cairns, Van Allan Sep 1995; WNO; Nabucco; Nabucco; with Rizzi; Cairns, White, Fulgoni, Hughes-Jones Feb 1996; ENO; Kurvenal; Tristan & Isolde; with Elder; Connell, Gray, Parry, Howell May 1996; SO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Armstrong, Primrose, Feb 1997; ENO; Figaro; Figaro's Wedding; with Kok; Caine, Connell, Mason, Jones, Poulton, Graham- Hall, Watson, Van Allan Sep 1997; ON; Amonasro; Aida; with Carrera; Barstow, Burgess, Barham, Bayley, White Nov 1997; ROH; Iago; Otello; with Delacote; Jun 1998; WNO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Rizzi, O'Sullivan, Ventre/Hudson, Knight, Rhys-Davies, Hamer, Loyd-Holtam Jul 1998; ROH; Savonlinna Festival;Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Howarth; Rolfe-Johnson, Cullis, Earle, Garrett, Dazeley, Dobson, Leggate, Powell, Page, Williams, Knight, Feb1999; ENO; Amfortas; Parsifal; with Elder; Howell, Harries, Begley, Connell Jun 1999; WNO; Kurvenal; Tristan & Isolde; with Rizzi; Loyd-Davis, Lawton, Owens, Dickson, Berkeley- Steele Nov 1999; ENO; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Daniel; Brubaker, Tierney, May 2000; ON Barnaba; La Gioconda; with Dohnanyi; Rutter, Maxwell-Davis, Bayley, Knight Feb/Mar 2001; WNO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Walker, O'Sullivan, Elias, McCullough, Rhys- Davies, Wade, Loyd-Holtam Jun 2001: ENO; Aldeburgh Festival; Balstrode; Peter Grimes; with Daniel; Brubaker, Feb/Mar 2003: WNO; Alfio; Cavalleria Rusticana; with Sokhiev; Lytting, O'Neill, Gorton, Sotgiu Feb/Mar 2003; WNO; Tonio; Pagliacci; with Sokhiev, Focile, O'Neill, Loyd-Holton, Melrose May/Jun 2003; ENO; Kurvenal; Tristan & Isolde; with Bernet; Bullock, Rendall, Irwin, Best, Meiron, Elliott, Napier-Burrows Apr-Jun 2004; ON 8 Little Greats Season; Maltesta; Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninov); with Andre; Pavlovski, Lloyd-Roberts. 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Tonio; I Pagliacci; with Parry; Dodd, Cullagh, Paton, Stone Feb/Mar/Apr 2005; WNO; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Rizzi, Focile/Mykytenko, Wedd, Baldwin, Rhys-Davies, Wade, Soar, Loyd-Holton, Meinir, Clifton-Thompson, King, Newton Fitzgerald May/Jun/Jul 2005; WNO; Rigoletto; with Klauza, Trifonova, W Evans, Kirk, Bradbury, Moore, Hamer, May, Paterson, Meinir, Andrew, Newton-Fitzgerald, Bradshaw Aug 2005; Edinburgh Festival/SO; Klinghoffer; The Death of Klinghoffer; with Gardner, Wyn Rogers, Schroeder, Stafford-Allen, Sikora, Abrahams, Boutros, Gorton, Rosés, Bleiker, Booth, McLellan 9) ROLES REST OF THE WORLD: date / opera house or company / role / opera / conductor / cast Aug 1983; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Count di Luna; Il Trovatore; with Bonynge; Sutherland, Collins, Elms, Shanks Aug 1984; The Australian Opera,Sydney; "The Four Villains"; Les Contes d'Hoffmann; with Bonynge; Sutherland , Hoffmann, Cullen Aug 1985; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Renato; Un Ballo in Maschera; with Agler; Vaness, Collins, Elms, Aug 1987; Victoria State Opera,Melbourne; Count; Nozze di Figaro; Robinson; Dixon, Howell, Douglas May 1988; Avignon; Renato; Un Ballo in Maschera; with Giovaninetti; Castro-Alberty, Vilma, Chevalier, Mettre, Demoor, Abello Aug 1988; Victoria State Opera,Melbourne; Gerard; Andrea Chenier; with Divall; Morgu, Hann Dec 1988; Teatro Communale,Florence; Sharpless; Madama Butterfly; with Bartoletti; Malfitano, Malagnini Jun 1989; Frankfurt; Rigoletto; Rigoletto; with Dawson, Farina Dec 1989; Theatre du Capitole,Toulouse; Marcello; La Boheme; Jan 1990; La Fenice,Venice;Rodolfo;La Boheme (Leoncavallo); Latham-Koenig, Senn, Pratico, Malagnini, Mazzaria, Feb 1990; Hong Kong Festival; Pere Germont; La Traviata; with Mu Hai Tang, Miricioieu, Pita May 1990; Bavarian Staats Oper,Munich;Figaro;La Nozze di Figaro Aug 1991; The Australian Opera,Sydney; Iago; Otello; with Cillario, Richardson, Hoffmann, Begg, Tomlinson Oct 1991; Theatre du Capitole,Toulouse; Ford; Falstaff; with Podic, Fonderay, Masterson, Powell, Pancella, Casinelli, Runey, Maganotti, Torcevski Dec 1992; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Marcello; La Boheme; with Bartoletti; Sabbattini, Mazzaria, Lawrence,
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